Definitions
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- transitive verb To make an accusation against.
- transitive verb To bring formal charges against (a public official) for wrongdoing while in office.
- transitive verb To raise doubts about; discredit or disparage.
from The Century Dictionary.
- noun Same as
impeachment . - To hinder; impede.
- To call in question; accuse of wrong or error; bring discredit on; disparage; accuse: as, to
impeach one's motives; to impeach the credit of a witness. - Specifically, to prefer charges of official misconduct against, before a competent tribunal; bring to account by trial for malfeasance in office. See
impeachment , 3. - To call to account; charge as answerable.
from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.
- noun obsolete Hindrance; impeachment.
- transitive verb obsolete To hinder; to impede; to prevent.
- transitive verb To charge with a crime or misdemeanor; to accuse; especially to charge (a public officer), before a competent tribunal, with misbehavior in office; to cite before a tribunal for judgment of official misconduct; to arraign. See
Impeachment . - transitive verb Hence, to charge with impropriety; to dishonor; to bring discredit on; to call in question.
- transitive verb (Law) To challenge or discredit the credibility of, as of a witness, or the validity of, as of commercial paper.
from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.
- verb To
hinder . - verb To bring a legal
proceeding against a public official, asserting that because he or she committed some offense, he or she should be removed from office. - verb To
discredit an individual or group with presumed expertise. - verb law To demonstrate in court that a
testimony under oath contradicts another testimony from the same person, usually one taken duringdeposition .
from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
- verb challenge the honesty or veracity of
- verb bring an accusation against; level a charge against
- verb charge (a public official) with an offense or misdemeanor committed while in office
Etymologies
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition
from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License
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Most people don't know the meaning of the word impeach, nor the difference between impeachment,
NewsBusters.org - Exposing Liberal Media Bias Mark Finkelstein 2010
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Most people don't know the meaning of the word impeach, nor the difference between impeachment,
NewsBusters.org - Exposing Liberal Media Bias Mark Finkelstein 2010
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If this keeps up the word impeach will soon be heard across the land.
Home/News 2010
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They are clearly using the word impeach in order to show their frustration with the president, which they are entitled to do so under the constitution, just like you are entitled to say they are idiot.
Think Progress » ‘Impeach Obama’ billboard ‘not meant to allege any impeachable offense.’ 2010
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To JaneMarsee: Do you even know what the word impeach means?
How a capital gains tax break could get cash to startups 2010
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The only downside is that it would require at least 16 GOP votes in the Senate to impeach, which is not there yet.
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The only downside is that it would require at least 16 GOP votes in the Senate to impeach, which is not there yet.
Archive 2007-06-01 2007
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The most important reason to impeach is to open up hearings -- hearings that Bush is not allowed to claim presidential privilege to block subpoenas. '
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The most important reason to impeach is to open up hearings -- hearings that Bush is not allowed to claim presidential privilege to block subpoenas.
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So when Speaker Pelosi tells the cowards in her House that "impeachment is off the table" because the fight to impeach is too hard, Kucinich doesn't believe her.
rickdog commented on the word impeach
October 22, 2007